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PATENTED JUNE 28, 1904. E. L. WALKER.

BASKET APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 22, 1904.

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PATENTED JUNE 28,1904.

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APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22, 1904.

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Patented June 28, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

ENOS L. WALKER, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

BASKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 763,580, dated June 28, 1 904.

Application filed March 22, 1904.

zen of the United States, residing at St. Louis,

Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baskets,of which. the following is a specification containing a full, clear, andexact description, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings,forming a part hereof.

My invention relates to baskets; and it consists of the novel featuresherein shown, described, and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective of a basket embodying theprinciples of my invention, the handle being omitted. Fig. 2 is aperspective showing the details of forming the end of the basket, partof the basket being broken away to economize space. Fig. 3 is a centralcross-section. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal central section, partly brokenaway.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the body of the basket consists ofwoven splints. The splints are first woven into the form of arectangular mat. Then the inner bindingstraps 5 and 6 are placed againstwhat is to be the inner faces of the transverse splints 7, and the outerbinding strips 8 and 9 are placed against the outer faces and thestaples 10 are inserted to hold the binding-strips in position. Then themat is placed upon the basket-former, and the sides of the mat are bentagainst the sides of the former. Then the ends of the innerbinding-strips 5 and 6 are bent around the ends of the basket-former andoverlapped. Then the central bottom splint 11 and the outside bottomsplints 12 and 13 are bent upwardly against the ends of thebasket-former outside of the inner binding-strips 5 and 6. Then theupper side splints 1 1 and 15 are bent around the ends of thebasket-former outside of the bottom splints 11, 12, and 13 andoverlapped. Then the lower side splints l6 and 17 are bent around theends of the basket-former outside of the bottom splints and overlapped.Then the central bottom-reinforcing splint 18, having been woven intothe mat by being shoved under the splint 11, under the centraltransverse splint 7 and over the two splints on each side of the centerand under the two outer trans- Serial No. 199,473. (No model.)

verse splints, the ends of said reinforcingsplint are bent upwardlyoutside of the ends of the splints 14, 15, 16, and 17, and the staple 19is inserted with its lower end passing through the splint 18, throughthe overlapping ends of the splints 16 and 17 and through the centralbottom splint 11, with its upper end passing through thereinforcing-splint 18, the overlapping ends of the splints 14 and 15,and through the splint 11. Then the ends of the binding-strips 8 and9are brought around the ends of the basket-former outside of the splints18 and overlapped, and a staple 20 is inserted, said staple passingthrough the overlapping ends of the splints 8 and 9, through theoverlapping ends of the splints 14: and 15, through the splint 11, andthrough the overlapping ends of the binding-strips 5 and 6.

The splint 11 is considerably wider than the splint 18, so that it maybe bent upwardly by the basket-making machine or tools passing by thesplint 18 and engaging the edges of the splint 11.

The basket-former is shaped to produce a basket which will flare in alldirections, and in bending the side splints 14, 15, 16, and 17 acrossthe ends of the basket-former they assume an inclined position, and theupper corners of the splints 14 and 15 will come under the everlappingends of the binding-strips 8 and 9.

The basket thus formed has a smooth inner surface at its ends, the endsof the splints 11, 12, and 13 being all in the same plane. Thereinforcing-splint 18 greatly strengthens the basket where it needsstrength and is quickly applied, and the basket possesses manyadvantages in durability and strength over the former baskets in whichthe reinforcing-splint 18 was omitted and the ends of the splintsinterwoven.

The handle 21 is shown, described, and claimed in my patent, dated June2, 1903, No. 729,981.

I claim- 1. In a basketrthe inner binding-strips 5 and 6 overlapping atthe ends of the basket; the central bottom splint 11, and the outsidebottom splints 12 and 13 bent upwardly against the inner binding-strips;the upper side splints 14: and 15 bent around against the outer faces ofthe splints 11, 12 and 13; the lower side splints 16 and 17 bent aroundagainstthe outer faces of the splints 11, 12 and 13; thebottomreinforcing splint 18 bent upwardly against the outer faces of thesplints 1 1, 15, 16 and 17; and the outer binding-strips 8 and 9 bentaround outside of the splints 14:, 15 and 18 and overlapped;substantially as specified.

2. In a basket: the inner binding-strips 5 and 6 overlapping at the endsof the basket; the central bottom splint 11, and the outside bottomsplints 12 and 13 bent upwardly against the inner binding-strips; theupper side splints 14 and 15 bent around against the outer faces of thesplints 11, 12 and 13; the lower side ENOS L. WALKER.

Witnesses:

M. M. BRAZILL, ALFRED A. EICKS.

